tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785333019165085792024-03-13T20:30:45.679+00:00HeART of Inkinkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-35269982736653772132015-01-27T21:26:00.000+00:002015-01-27T21:26:39.890+00:002014 - An art filled year in review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Although I didn't blog last year, as you can see I was quite creative! I'll try to be a better blogger this year :)inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-69311360039695323692014-04-01T21:02:00.000+01:002014-04-01T21:02:12.534+01:00I'm still here...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm still getting back into the swing of blogging again, with travelling so much last year it was just easier to post pictures of Facebook. I'm almost settled in my new home(apart from 2 boxes and one half built chest of drawers)and loving the fact that I have a dedicated craft room. With between Manchester and London, staying in hotels I needed something to do in the evenings that didn't involve in carrying loads of supplies with me, so I really became hooked on art journalling. My travel kit would comprise of my journal(or 2), a waterbrush, gelatos, neocolor II crayons, stencils, pitt artist pens, a few bits of ephemera(stamped images, papers), and babywipes . Some of my pages can be seen below</div>
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-26681902741700962352014-02-25T20:08:00.001+00:002014-02-25T20:08:33.480+00:002013 - A year in review(better late than never)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I had no idea what was in store for me but has really turned out to be a great change. I made a decision to change job roles which unexpectedly meant a relocation from London to Manchester. From May to November I was commuting back and forward, carrying out training for the new starters, trying to sell my flat in London and finding a new home in Manchester.</div>
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On November 12th I finally moved into my new house, I am so happy here and not just because I now have a dedicated craft room :) </div>
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Normal service will be resumed with some crafty projects I've been making in my lovely new craft room.</div>
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I'm really excited and all things being well, I'll be moving to a lovely 3 bedroomed house with a converted attic that I'm hoping to turn into a craft room.<br />
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Anyway, back to the arty stuff :) Had a great day yesterday with my friends Bibi and Sam, doing a bit of gelli plate printing onto canvas inspired by Donna Downey's gelli plate class <a href="http://www.donnadowney.com/online-workshops/the-art-of-gelli-prints-online-workshop.html" target="_blank">the-art-of-gelli-prints-online-workshop</a> . She makes it look so easy, but love that she included a bit where she went wrong :)<br />
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I wasn't sure about one of my canvases but decided to keep going and did another couple of layers on top and some stencilling to finish, quite happy in the end.<br />
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Sam's canvases turned out so well, she did 3 and was really proud - deservedly. I loved the colours in Bibi's and her abstract poppies<br />
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I've been a bit lax in keeping up with Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013, I try to keep up but if I do get them done I forget to upload them :(<br />
I made a card for my friend Bibi's Birthday using one of the massive Ranger tags and Tim's April technique.<br />
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Of course, I just had to do a pop-up for the inside of the card!<br />
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Still love playing with stencils and molding paste, and art journaling after attending 2 classes with Dina Wakley at AFTH in Harrogate</div>
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-10656661132839531992013-04-21T23:33:00.000+01:002013-04-21T23:33:36.935+01:00Mixed Media Canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Inspired by <a href="http://www.marionsmithdesigns.com/shop-1/workshops/book-a-workshop/mixed-media-painting-101-online-workshop.html" target="_blank">Marion Smith's Mixed media painting</a> we decided to do a canvas as our project this month.<br />
I wanted to add some different textures so cut a heart from some calico and used one of the <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/" target="_blank">Stencil Girls</a> April stencils - Paisley pattern, with molding paste, Sam and Bibi loved the stencil too so they used it on theirs too. I'm a bit obsessed with stencils and molding(modeling?) paste at the moment - h and dylusions spray inks. <br />
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Used several different stencils to create the background texture and sprayed with dylusions inks and water to get them to flow and merge. Coloured the heart with gelatos, I love how they look on fabric.<br />
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Tied some twine around the brushes(although you can't really see it) then glued the brushes in place. Gave the brushes a quick coat of gesso to unify them, added a tattered clock, some rose trim to the edge of one side of the heart then glued in place.<br />
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I thought mine needed something at the top so added a stamped saying and an altered butterfly.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-41689128031600433582013-03-24T22:33:00.000+00:002013-03-24T22:33:32.220+00:00Sam Scraps and Oh Dear Dina what did you do?Well, I almost fell off my chair when my friend Sam proclaimed that for our next crafty meet up we were going to all do a 12x12 scrapbook layout a la Anna Dabrowska style. In all the years we've been meeting up Bibi and I have tried several times to get her to have a go at scapbooking but no way would she do!<br />
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We're each going to take turns to make up a kit and decide on a project that we all must do - no excuses - the person who's turn it is is boss! Sam put together a wonderful kit with lace, flowers, leaves, stencils, paper, masking tape, stamps and drippy ink and a photo of the three of us together at Ally Pally.<br />
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I think all our layouts turned out wonderfully, but Sam wasn't too sure about hers, but Bibi and I love it, she was so out of her comfort-zone, never mind that it was a scrapbook layout but she also used colours that are a bit more girly - not her usual greens and browns!<br />
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Last week I spent an amazing 2 days at Art from the Heart in Harrogate taking classes with Dina Wakley.<br />
Dina is so funny, inspirational and just a joy to learn from. The first day was all about textures and layering, we worked on plaster tiles and book covers using rigid wrap. The rigid wrap is like plaster impregnated bandage, as it's quite messy we all went out onto the fire escape to wet the rigid wrap and apply it to our covers. What we didn't factor in to this was that it was blowing a gale at the time - just picture plaster dust, drips from watery plaster and bookcovers being whipped out of peoples hands and ending up in the carpark! I blame Dina, she had done a snow dance earlier and although it didn't snow then I do think she's responsible for the weather - they don't have winter where she lives :)<br />
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We worked on several tiles, incising designs into them, adding paint, adding a layer of beeswax, removing the wax, more incising, more paint. It's hard to see the lovely sheen of the beeswax on the tiles<br />
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Day 2 was a class based on Silhouettes. We learned about composition, white space, repetition, layering.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-81280370374611400412013-02-24T23:52:00.000+00:002013-02-24T23:52:52.450+00:00Stencils, molding paste, and sprays, Oh my! Well hello, it's been a while :) I haven't blogged since November 2012, I just don't know where the time goes! <br />
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I've been slightly obsessed with stencils/mask, molding paste, and dylusion sprays recently - oh and gelli plate printing but more on that in another post at some point!<br />
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Today was the second crafty Sunday meet up of 2013 with my friends Sam & Bibi. At our last meet up we played in our Art Journals<span style="font-size: x-small;">( probably another post needed for that too)</span> and Bibi bought us a large canvas bag each, so this time we decided to alter these.<br />
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I was inspired by Anna Dabrowska's(Finnabair) layouts on her blog and her CHA Ranger Designer Challenge. I stamped the graphic 45 Steampunk debutante ladies head on a bit of sticky back canvas, and coloured with Tim Holtz Distress markers. I used various prima and crafters workshop stencils with molding paste to create the texture. I then decided where to place the head, and stuck it down. I drew a rough body shape onto ohp film and cut out, I used this to mask off the area to stencil through to create the dress/body using a crafters workshop stencil and molding paste. Once this had dried I sprayed with dylusions inks, and also added a bit of distress paint. Added some metal embellishments and fabric flower and lace trims.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-81186099192929054912012-11-18T17:07:00.000+00:002012-11-18T17:07:10.845+00:00Autumn craft dayIt's November already and only one more sleep til New York! Big Sis Pauline and Pauline S arrived yesterday afternoon all ready for flying out tomorrow - can't wait!<br />
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A few weeks ago had our monthly crafty meetup, and we worked on some candle holders I'd picked up at Ally Pally.<br />
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We used lots of different mediums - fresco finish paints, terra paste and stencils, gilding flakes, alcohol inks.<br />
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I love the look that the gilding flakes give, but they do get everywhere, we ended up with gilded fingers and Bibi even gilded her hair :)<br />
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I decided that I needed a new home for my Bigshot Pro, and bought a new desk. So now I have a great area for all my die-cutting and embossing.<br />
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Another couple of quick crafty bits - repurposed coffee jar, tried to do a faux mercury glass technique but can't find the krylon looking glass spray here, closest thing is humbrol metallic spray. Didn't turn out too bad I think.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-25292534682441094562012-10-14T10:54:00.000+01:002012-10-14T12:15:51.506+01:00NYC Planning and 2nd Guest Designer Project Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Just back from a lovely trip home to a surprisingly sunny(but cold) Scotland. Was great to be there for my birthday last friday and had a great evening with my sister Pauline, and Pauline S at Rennies in Johnstone. This was a combined birthday celebration and a NYC planning meeting son we could decide who's bringing what and what we want to do while we're there - has to be a trip to Tinsel Trading in the Garment District since it's not far from our hotel and I visited it before going on my first Tim Holtz cruise. We just had to have some cocktails to get us in the holiday spirit - love the enormous cocktail glasses! We had a scorpion punch and the of course we had to have a cosmopolitan a la Sex and the City. I'm not much of a drinker but these were so good :)</div>
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My sister made the most amazing malteser birthday cake for me - so good, yum. Continuing with the NYC theme, i forgot to share the birthday card I made for my sister in August - this is the ran't waiteason we're off to New York, she's always wanted to go and see the rockettes christmas show at the Radio City Music Hall - tickets are already booked, can't wait.</div>
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I've posted my 2nd Guest Designer project over at <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/DqEE4">The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog</a> please go and have a look, and post a comment if you have time, it would be much appreciated.<br />
One last halloweeny pic, someone had thrown away an old wire lampshade and when I saw it i just thought "Pumpkin" so i had to rescue it and turn it into a pumpkin lantern with tissue paper, tattered leaves cut from packaging and heated to mould into shape.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-18274909055109813122012-10-02T00:00:00.000+01:002012-10-06T16:35:55.804+01:00Sneaky Peek - 1st Guest Designer post for the Artistic StamperOoh, I'm so excited! This is my first project as Guest Designer for October over at The Artistic Stampers Creative team blog. I've had so much fun creating my first project and using some wonderful artistic stamper stamps.<br />
Here's a wee sneaky peak - please go and take a look at the full project here <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4239670584509647378#editor/target=post;postID=173484567084242823">Artistic Stamper Guest Designer - October</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This months tag from Tim Holtz <span style="line-height: 28px;">uses </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">industrial faux riveted metal look. Details can be found here <a href="http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2012-september/">http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2012-september/</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the industrial/steampunky look and was also inspired by <a href="http://shellyhickox.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/12-tags-of-2012-screampunk.html">Shelly Hickox</a> blog to use the sizzix pop'n'cuts die and create a halloween tag.</span></span></div>
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I embossed the frame stamp from the artful silhouettes on to metal tape covered card then cut out. I thought it looked an old mirror frame. I stamped one of gentlemen from the steampunk set on to mica and layered onto the frame.<br />
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For the pop-up inside, I stencilled bricks using gelatos then sprayed with glimmer mist.<br />
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I stamped the skeleton on acetate in black, then in white on to mica and layered onto another mirror frame.It makes me think of the haunted mirrors you find in the London Dungeons<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> A few weeks ago we had our monthly crafty get-together, and the girls decided that they wanted to have a go at the Book of Secrets. My niece Lorna wanted me to make her one as she thought it looked quite Harry Potter-ish so I was quite happy to do another one.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It was a bit difficult trying to explain dry-brush techniques - what do you mean load up the paintbrush with paint then take most of it off??? Bibi and Sam did pick up the technique really well - although Sam wasn't happy with hers but I thought they both turned out really fantastic.<br />
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I also had a go at one of Linda's CCC2 at Studio L3, but of course didn't get it done in time to upload :)<br />
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This one was the creative core'dinations technique found on page 61 of Tim's Compendium of Curiosities volume 2. Love the texture fades with the core'dinations paper.inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-56509467892186926382012-08-07T23:14:00.000+01:002012-08-07T23:14:12.688+01:00Creative Expressions Design Team Call Challenge - Texture<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I found the Design team call via a link in Facebook and thought I'd enter. I would so love to be part of a design team and feel this would be a great challenge for me try different styles and techniques.<div>
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Below are some in progress pictures of the steps I took to create my textured canvas shadow box, and some close-up details. Hope you like it - wish me luck!</div>
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Ok, so who stole Summer?? Seem to be having some strange weather here in London, sun one minute, real sudden downpours, cold winds - no wonder I've been suffering with flu for the past week :(<br />
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Had visit from my sister Pauline, niece Lorna and her friend Emma at the beginning of the month, so we did some touristy stuff<span style="font-size: x-small;">(between dodging downpours) </span><br />
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Emma introduced me to a new author, Gail Carriger, who writes steampunk books with werewolves, vampires and preternatuarls, I've just finished the first book of the Parasol Protectorate and started on the second - thanks Emma! I was inspired by the book and the Andy Skinner Book of Secrets workshop<br />
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I tried to take photo's of each stage, starts off with embossed card, die cut cogs, gears, watch parts and embellishments.<br />
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Second step is to paint everything in black gesso<br />
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Step 3 - add some burnt umber for metal look<br />
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Step 4 - layer various colours to give an antiqued metal finish. I'd highly recommend doing Andy Skinner's workshop, his website is <a href="http://www.andyskinnercrafts.com/">http://www.andyskinnercrafts.com/</a><br />
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It was Lorna's birthday and as she's interested in photography too thought it was the ideal opportunity to use my new Tim Holtz vintage camera die - lucky girl got a new camera for her birthday from her mum & dad - but she does need it for school.<br />
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June's technique on Tim Holtz tag for this month is hand tinting black and whitef old photos with distress ink. I love the look of old photos using this technique! I used a photo of my mum taken when she was wee - not sure how old she was in this.<br />
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I haven't got round to doing May's tag yet but will at some point. Sunday was our latest crafty get together at Bibi's this time. We worked on altering suitcases this time. I did something different from my usual grungy distresses dark style - still distressed with Paperartsy crackle medium and fresco paints but a softer, more girly look. Bibi even did something different - not pink this time(but still had to have some bling - wouldn't be Bibi without a bit of sparkle)<br />
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I also made a minibook to go inside (even though I said I wasn't going to Bibi!) Found these 7 Gypsies book covers I'd bought on my first Tim Holtz cruise - got them on a trip to <a href="http://absolutelyeverything.com/">Absolutely Everything</a> in Boston so decided to use them. Cut and tore some watercolour paper, coloured with distress stains and stamped with some lovely Anna Griffin stamps that were a present from Bibi & Sam.<br />
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Also made a quick Fathers Day card using the Tim Holtz balloon stamp, crafters workshop raindrop stencil, gelatos and distress stains. Got the card idea from the <a href="http://www.theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/">Artistic Stampers design team blog</a> - and I've been asked to be a guest designer for them in October - so excited!<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-68888632370377801572012-05-28T21:08:00.001+01:002012-05-28T21:10:46.246+01:00We heart Panpastels<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We've been having some beautiful weather here in London and we should really have been out in the sunshine yesterday, but instead Bibi and I went to Sam's for one of our crafty Sunday afternoon's. <br />
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I've been really loving panpastels so Sam and Bibi wanted to do a project using them, and we decide to do a canvas board.<br />
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We did get out into the sun for a wee while - when we went outside to spray fixative on our canvases :)<br />
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I think they did an incredible job and they all turned out really fantastic.inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-38123923197660994612012-05-24T23:43:00.000+01:002012-05-24T23:43:28.206+01:00Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 6Technique 6 - Tissue Wrap Collage<br />
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Linda from <a href="http://studiol3.blogspot.co.uk/">Studio L3</a> has set another great challenge this week from <a href="http://timholtz.com/">Tim Holtz</a> Compendium of Curiosities volume 2, the technique is on page 38. This week the challenge has been sponsored by <a href="http://www.zibbet.com/TheFunkieJunkie">The Funkie Junkie</a><br />
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I used the Moments movers and shapers die, tissue wrap, Wendy Vecchi and Lynne Parella stamps, panpastels, washi tape, distress inks, stains and glass bead gel.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-55660959729039677482012-05-14T22:32:00.000+01:002012-05-14T22:32:05.506+01:00Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 5 and more panpastel loveManaged to spend find some time to take part in Linda of L3 Studio's CCC2 Challenge 5, you can find it here<br />
<a href="http://studiol3.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/compendium-of-curiosities-2-challenge-5.html">CCC2 No.5</a> The technique, Shattered Stains, can be found on page 48 of Tim's new book.<br />
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I decided to make a fridge magnet instead of a tag this time, stamped wings on grungeboard, created an acrylic heart charm and die cut some cogs. <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/">Simon Says Stamp</a> are sponsoring this weeks challenge.<br />
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I'm still totally loving my panpastels, I now have 21! My tools are kind of all over the place, so when I spotted a wooden cigar box in the market for £2.00 I thought it would make the perfect storage for my Sofft tools.<br />
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I used Tim Holtz kraft resist paper to line the partitions in the box, panpastel works really well on this too.<br />
I liked the illustration on the inside of the box so ripped the centre from the TH tissue paper and peeled it back to reveal it, then coloured with distress stains.<br />
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I covered the lid with dressmaking tissue paper, then stencilled the heart, added shading and modelling paste dandelions.<br />
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Used a Dylsuions stencil to add a modelling paste border to the sides.<br /><br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-1782715999040494122012-05-06T22:39:00.000+01:002012-05-07T09:25:21.376+01:00Steampunk Sunday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Crafty sunday with my friends Bibi and Sam today, and it was so good to get together and have a laugh and chat while crafting. Today we made steampunk angels inspired by <a href="http://www.snazzystampingandscrapbooking.co.uk/">SnazzyStamps</a> stand at Ally Pally in April.<br />
I've had the dress forms sitting in my craft cupboard for a couple of years just waiting for the right project.<br />
I'm a big steampunk fan and really enjoyed making this. Embossed foil tape with sizzix clock, tim holtz diamond plate and riveted metal texture fades, gear brads under unembossed tape and covered the dress form. Painted foil with black gesso then rubbed some off to highlight the texture. Added charms, and gave Sam one of my frozen charlotte heads I'd bought from Mario's shop on Tim's cruise last year. Bibi's of course had to have some bling on it - I'm sure she'll add some more when she's at home :) <br />
Decided mine didn't look quite finished so added a beadcap and lightbulb.<br />
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I've been playing with panpastel, taking Donna Downeys' online workshops and really enjoying this new medium - and I've even created a page in my inspiration journal that I made about a year ago!<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-58228569488373358722012-03-27T20:56:00.000+01:002012-03-27T20:56:50.860+01:00March Tim Tag and fun at The Custard Factory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2nd tag of Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2012, Faux mosaic technique. I didn't have the woodgrain stamp so I used the embossing folder instead, and I substituted the distress embossing powder for the Cement embossing powder Tim used - Tim's original is here <a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/03/12-tags-of-2012-march.html#more">12 tags of 2012 - March</a><br />
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I was lucky enough to take a couple of workshops at the weekend with Donna Downey in Birmingham, I was so pleased as I missed out last year because of work. It's been quite a while since I'd been to Birmingham so found a lot of changes (for the better) around the Bullring. <br />
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The classes were held at the Custard Factory in Digbeth, a collection of shops and galleries for designer/makers.<br />
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The first class I took was "Butterfly Moments" Canvas album, loved how this turned out, now need to add photos...I think what I loved most was ripping the canvas :)<br />
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Donna and her Husband Bill are both so friendly, and were so very kind to invite me to dinner after class.<br />
We really did have some giggles in class when Donna misheard a conversation regarding babywipes and dado rails - I'll leave that to your imagination :) Makes me think of the quote by George Bernard Shaw: "England and America are two countries separated by a common language" <br />
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Sunday was Artsy Day, first we did the Pan Pastel class, I'd been really looking forward to this. The pan pastels are so vibrant and rich - not like normal chalk pastels that seem to need several layers - I just had to buy some and now I'm going to sign up to Donna's online technique class... I need more hours in the day to do all the stuff I'd like to work on(Still not started Tim's Chemistry 101)<br />
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Next class was Speckled Nest, so much easier than I thought and loved using Golden fluid acrylic paints.<br />
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<br />inkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-51962429045867857412012-02-26T23:35:00.000+00:002012-02-26T23:35:33.973+00:00Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 AuditionWell, at almost the last minute I've decided to try out for the Graphic 45 Design Team for 2012. I absolutely love their product lines, but sometimes find it so hard to cut into the papers - I had to buy 2 packs of the SteamPunk Debutante papers before I could bear to use them :)<br />
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Here are my six audition pieces:<br />
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Wish me luck, and good luck to all the ATT members who are also auditioning. XXinkyfingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980141018064523942noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478533301916508579.post-7360123848314443702012-02-19T22:18:00.000+00:002012-02-19T22:18:34.637+00:00Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2012 - February<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Tim Holtz has announced on his <a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/12-tags-of-2012-a-new-direction.html#more">blog</a> that he won't be doing 12 Tags of Christmas this year BUT instead will be doing a monthly tag for all of 2012 :) Starting with February so the theme had to be Valentine's day.<div>
Shock-horror I don't actually have the valentine die or embossing folders so I used the large text stamp from the Papillon set and text embossing folder.<br /><br />
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I stamped the Cupid(la Blanche stamps) on shrink plastic and coated with rock candy crackle paint after shrinking.<br />
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I really like the honeycomb paper, really fun to play with, now I'm looking for other things to use it with!<br />
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This was a bit out of my usual style, no grungy inked edges and a bit girly but I'm really pleased how it turned out. These were inspired by Christy Tomlinson's SheArt Girls.<br />
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We stuck vintage sewing patterns, tissue paper, tissue tape to canvas, used acrylic paint with natural sponges, stencils, sprays, texture paint and patterned papers to make our girls. I think I might make another...<br />
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I'm going to try doing 365 photo's this year, started on Saturday - Photo is on the bunting in first photo. Polaroid taken with my Diana, need to upload at some point.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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